Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-14
GUESTS OF THE GUARDS.
BRILLIANT RECEPTION FOR
GORDON AND HIS STAFF.

tsry4 Display-The Parade and Review
In the Morning and the Cavalry Tour
nament in the AfternoOB--The Guards
Ball at Sight-A Pubic Reception to be
Given.
Preparations for the reception and
entertainment of Gov. Gordon and his
stan on the occasion'of their visit here TO-
morrow week are being rapidly consum-
mailed. The visitors will arrive here
early In the morning and will remain in
their private car at the Central depot
probably until 1880 O'Clock. They will
then be met either by the Volunteer
Guards Battalion, whose guests they
VIII be, or by the officers of the GUARDS.
From the depot they will be escorted to
the Pulaski house, where suites OF rooms
on the first and second floors have been
engaged for the party's headquarters.
FORENOON PARADE,
During the forenoon the military parade
will take place and the troops will be re-
viewed by She Governor in the Park eX-
tension,
Some time to-day the details OF the
parade Will be settled by Col. George A,
Mercer and Col. William Garrard. The
Chatham Artillery and the Georgia Hus-
sars have been invited to Join in II parade
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Regiment, ali 10 be under The command
OF Col. Mercer. Every effort will be made
&t-ss3et out all the men possible in uniform.
IreMA.day is fair the parade will not be
unnec&4PRriiy prolonged, but will be dis
missed in time to allow the men to at
tend the tilt which the Hussars Will hold
In the afternoon. The tit, 1t is expected,
Will take up the rest OF the day.
THR BALL.
AFright grand bail will be given in
the Governors honor by the Guards at
their arsenal. Every guest will be spe-
cially invited and the cards viii be de-
manded OF every visitor except the uni
formed military 1t the door, and police
men Will be stationed about for the pro-
lection of the guests property.
The club rooms on the second floor of
the building will be closed at 4 o'clock
In the afternoon for decoration and at
night will be used solely as rece ption
rooms. Two large rooms on the Presi-
dent street side will be reserved
for the ladies' toilet rooms and two for
gentlemen's cloak rooms. The rooms are
remarkably handsome even now, and
when they are decorated Will be strik-
ingly so.
THE sORATIONS,
The prnciptt decorations in the ball
room on the upper floor will be stands of
colors placed Tween the windows,
d<icubs w w hOk rs, vi OOmpdUy ", Is
chairman of the committee on decora-
Lions. ana has requested the different
military organizations in the city to lend
the battalion such colors as they can for
this special occasion. A dais will be
placed at the Whitaker street end of the
hall for the headquarters OF the Governor
and the lady managers Of the ball.
Flowers and flags will be used for
decorating the club rooms. Three of the
Guards battle flags have been framed as
pictures and will be hung on the walls in
The club parlors.
THE GUARDS OLD coLoRs.
Two old sets of coIors deliberately en-
broidered have been placed in pivotal
frames, and will be mou ted somewhat in
easel fashion, so that both sides of the flags
can be seen. One of these sets is a large
blue flag that was given TO the battalion
by the State some fifty years ago. The
other Is also blue silk flag, a present
from Mrs. Marshall, whose husband was
the organizations commanding officer In
1872.
Probably 600 guests will be received.
All of the military will be expected to at
tend in full dress uniform as no fatigue
suits are desired. Supper will be- served
in the two supper rooms on the street
floor where $50 persons can be served at
Col. VIM. Garrard is ex-othcio chair
man OF the general committee, Col. John
Soreyen is chairman of the reception
cRappittee, and Adjutant Williamson is
tpesSaan of the ball committee.
THE SHOOTING GALLERY.
A feature Of the evening will be the
formal opening of the clubs shooting gal
lery In the basement. GOV. Gordon will
fire the first shot. When completed the
gallery will be admirably arranged. Its
rttlng up is being done under the direc-
tion of MIC. It. Prendergast, who has pre-
pared elaborate designs for the machinery.
Unfortunately, some OF the castings
which were being made at the Savannah,
Florida and Western railroad mac ine
shops were destroyed by Saturday morn
fng's fire. New patterns will be made
and the work will be done elsew here.
Gone device will be arranged to bring the
target from the extreme end Of the range,
which Is so feet In length (net), to the
marksman, so that he will not have to
move to keep his score.
The targets, which will be of paper,
are reduced from the Creedmoor target,
and are being Autographed at the MORN
ING NEWS office. The idea Is TO allow
every one to detach and save his target,
Another device will be an exhaust ian
run by water motor. The tan will drive
out the smoke and foul air In winter, and
In summer will not only do that but will
also pump In fresh air and keep the place
cool and pleasant.
TO BE SHOWN THE SIGHTS.
On Wednesday morning the Governor
Hn AS party will be taken in carriages
by committee OF the Guards and be
driven around the city. They will
be shown the Telfair Academy OF Arts and
Sciences, the Georgia Historical Society,
the Cotton Exchange, the Board of Trade,
the steamship wharyes. the cotton COM
presses, the city's terminal facilities, the
MORNING NEWS building, the water
works and all objects Of public interest
The desire of the battalion is to give their
expected guests a fair idea OF SaVannah's
business and commercial Importance.
All OF the visitors will be placed on the
visiting lists Of the clubs in the city dur
inR their stay here. During the afternoon
Gen. Gordon will hold public reception
either in the long room at the City Ex-
change or at the Guards Arsenal, and at
night the party will return home.
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